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[Tomecek]

Interesting stuff appeared on Slovakia based TV's broadcast and local Slovak and Czech web: Slovakian Concept Designer Matúš Procháczka (32) proposed formula one car with semi-closed cockpit. 

 

Josef Kral, GP2 race winner and Formula One test driver also provided his comments, saying this is the first ever "feasible-looking" solution. He only thinks rear part of the car actually generates lift instead of downforce. 

 

I, personally, totally love it Your thoughts? 

 

 

http://www.f1.sk/cla...vakia_VIDEO.htm

 

http://gpf1.cz/futur...de-in-slovakia/

 

Edited by Tomecek, 10 November 2015 - 19:55.

[Risil]

Looks like an Indycar.

[RainyAfterlifeDaylight]

Ugly. Very ugly and Raikkonen is going to complain power unit kick me at the back AGAIN and makes me spin.

Edited by RYARLE, 10 November 2015 - 20:03.

[Frankbullitt]

What in the name of Jesus is that? Cause it sure as hell isn't an F1 car.

[RainyAfterlifeDaylight]

I like this one. All credits to Andries Vanoverbeeke. More images in his website: http://andriesvanove...-closed-cockpit

Edited by RYARLE, 10 November 2015 - 20:19.

[morrino]

[Marklar]

The tyres are looking like baloons, fits perfectly to Pirelli than....

[Imateria]

Ugly as sin.

[YoungGun]

The tyres are looking like baloons, fits perfectly to Pirelli than....

 

Makes it easier for us older guys to identify which tyre is be used.

[STIGG]

I don't like to be a negative nelly but this is the worst thing I've seen in my life. I can't even look at the nose, i.e. - my eyes are actually like what? where do we focus?! 

 

And what I do see of the nose, (for some bizarre reason) makes me think of a Massey 390T 

 

I think I'm going to have to go and lie down now . . . 

[Fastcake]

That's even worse looking than all the other future concepts floating around out there.

[Anja]

All these future concepts follow form over function - quite the opposite of the real thing.

[Lemans]

I love this sort of thing (In fact I'm working on one myself) but that Ferrari concept is not very nice in my opinion. It looks like most of the student work out there. Lots of overly complex surfaces and stuff so people can use over-used terms like "aggressive". It gets boring. It's the same thing for the tons of 'LMP' concepts as well. They all seem to follow the same 'student group think' aesthetic.

[ANF]

It doesn't even look fast.

[ANF]

[SuperSwede]

 

[thegamer23]

Just bad, messy

McLaren concept is a lot more believable. 

Edited by thegamer23, 10 November 2015 - 21:58.

[Lemans]

 

 

That there is a Deluxe automobile.

[Pontlieue]

It looks like a futuristic Indy Car with an incredibly ugly nose. Seriously, that nosecone ruins everything.

[Ruusperi]

Someone's been playing too much F-Zero...

 

I hope that the trend will be "back to basics". Enough of modern aerodynamics, they should just revert to some simple car design from 1990-2000 and stick with it for good (yet allowing more freedom than nowadays). This is a nice compromise.

 

[Zava]

looking through basically a meter thick plexi glass with sponsor logos on it must be a pleasure for drivers 

[Ellios]

I like this one. All credits to Andries Vanoverbeeke. More images in his website: http://andriesvanove...-closed-cockpit

 

 

We will all get used to closed canopy cars eventually, some may never accept it but it's not far away now

[Marklar]

Someone's been playing too much F-Zero...
 
I hope that the trend will be "back to basics". Enough of modern aerodynamics, they should just revert to some simple car design from 1990-2000 and stick with it for good (yet allowing more freedom than nowadays). This is a nice compromise.
 

The rear wing looks like it was made by Maldonado

[JHSingo]

I'm sure I had a Hot Wheels version of that thing when I was a kid. Is that where the designer drew inspiration from?

[Otaku]

2030 dream:

 

 

[BlinkyMcSquinty]

Looks like an Indycar.

 

If you check out his web page, he has done a few Indycars in the same theme, very little difference. http://www.wekoworks.com/image-gallery

 

The guy has a fetish for certain design elements, but although they would look great in a movie, be a liability in real life racing.

 

Aerodynamically the nose is flat (sideways) and presents a huge surface area to the air. If it ever encountered a gust of wind or got just slightly sideways, the forward center of pressure would turn the car backwards. That is why darts and airplanes have the fin at the rear, not the front. Neither the front wing or rear bodywork make any attempt to deflect any air over the wheels, a big no-no in racing. All that crap in front of the sidepods is useless.

 

Although cockpits are in the future, having such a shallow and long cockpit would be a hazard because it could cause glare reflections, making it almost impossible to see out of the front.

And that "A" pillar is located in a bad place, it would block a lot of what any driver wishes to see.

[tomjol]

Someone's been playing too much F-Zero...

 

I hope that the trend will be "back to basics". Enough of modern aerodynamics, they should just revert to some simple car design from 1990-2000 and stick with it for good (yet allowing more freedom than nowadays). This is a nice compromise.

 

 

You do realise that your idea contradicts itself, right?

 

We can't go back to simpler stuff and allow more freedom. It doesn't work like that.

[Rinehart]

I'd love to see concepts of "future F1 cars" drawn in the 70's and 80's. For a laugh. 

[mclara]

 

That there is a Deluxe automobile

 

Is that the car that Homer Simpsons designed?

Edited by mclara, 11 November 2015 - 09:49.

[maximilian]

I like it, but there is no need or real reason for the nose to be so high.  Bring it down, and we'll talk.

[Nonesuch]

One thing is for sure, with those ridiculous knife-edges extending from the sidepods the 2012 season wouldn't have finished nearly as close as it did and there would be one less World Champion on the grid today.

 

Anyway, it's a nice drawing - but that's about it.

Edited by Nonesuch, 11 November 2015 - 15:35.

[JeePee]

I see they sell some mighty drugs in Slovakia

[Jon83]

What a **** future.

[GrumpyYoungMan]

Interesting stuff appeared on Slovakia based TV's broadcast and local Slovak and Czech web: Slovakian Concept Designer Matúš Procháczka (32) proposed formula one car with semi-closed cockpit. 

 

Josef Kral, GP2 race winner and Formula One test driver also provided his comments, saying this is the first ever "feasible-looking" solution. He only thinks rear part of the car actually generates lift instead of downforce. 

 

I, personally, totally love it Your thoughts? 

 

 

http://www.f1.sk/cla...vakia_VIDEO.htm

 

http://gpf1.cz/futur...de-in-slovakia/

 

Its the ugliest thing I have seen today! and that is saying something as I have passed mirrors today!